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How will be linear momentum of a body change if its kinetic energy is doubled?

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`P = sqrt (2mK)`
`P = sqrt(2m(2K)) = sqrt2 xx sqrt(2mK)=sqrt2 P`
Thus the linear momentum increases to `sqrt2` times its initial value.
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